Brain response monitoring apparatus and method
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1. A method of providing an electronic signal that corresponds to a desired action, comprising:
- providing at least one source of illumination, which source of illumination has a corresponding pattern associated therewith;
monitoring a user'"'"'s brain response;
detecting via the user'"'"'s brain response when the user has viewed the at least one source of illumination for at least a predetermined period of time and providing the electronic signal in response thereto.
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Abstract
Brain response signals of a user, such as electroencephalogram signals, and in particular visually evoked potential signals that correspond to predetermined illumination patterns, are detected and utilized to ascertain selection of specific functions and/or actions as desired by that user. Sources of illumination that exhibit such patterns are arranged to physically correspond to indicia of such functions and actions to facilitate knowing selection thereof.
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1. A method of providing an electronic signal that corresponds to a desired action, comprising:
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providing at least one source of illumination, which source of illumination has a corresponding pattern associated therewith;
monitoring a user'"'"'s brain response;
detecting via the user'"'"'s brain response when the user has viewed the at least one source of illumination for at least a predetermined period of time and providing the electronic signal in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A device comprising:
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a light pattern brain response detection sensor;
a pattern detector operably coupled to the light pattern brain response detection sensor and having an output that provides at least a first signal indicating when a light pattern brain response of a user at least likely corresponds to a predetermined light pattern;
a control signal generator operably coupled to the pattern detector and having an output that provides a control signal comprising a correlation between the predetermined light pattern and a predetermined action. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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